A-Z Glossary of Police Terms
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A-Z Glossary of Police Terms A A Acting/Prefix before Rank e.g. A/SGT = Acting Sergeant AA Activity Analysis ABC Activity Based Costing ABC Acceptable Behaviour Contract ABH Actual Bodily Harm ABI Association of British Insurers AC Assistant Commissioner ACC Assistant Chief Constable ACCP Assistant Chief Crown Prosecutor ACPO Association of Chief Police Officers ACPOS Association of Chief Police Officers Scotland ACPORP Association of Chief Police Officers Road Policing Committee ADI Approved Driving Instructor ADO Accident Damage Only ADP Automatic Data Processing ADS Accredited Document Set A&E Accident and Emergency AEA Approved Enforcement Agency AEAC Atomic Energy Authority Constabulary AED Automatic Eternal Defibrillator AFI Area for Improvement AFO Authorised Firearms Officer AFR Automatic Fingerprint Recognition AGP Assurance Gathering Process AGR Advances Gas Cooled Reactor AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome AIU Accident Investigation Unit A/L Annual Leave ALO Architectural Liaison Officer ANPR Automatic Number Plate Recognition APA Association of Police Authorities APACS Assessments of Policing and Community Safety API Accident Personal Injury APS Acting Police Sergeant API Accident Personal Injury APS Acting Police Sergeant ARA Asset Recovery Agency ARB Accident Report Booklet ARGUS The Operational name for COLP Anti Terrorism Patrol ARV Armed Response Vehicle ASAP As Soon As Possible ASBC Anti Social Behaviour Contract ASBO Anti Social Behaviour Order ASDO Argus Senior Duty Officer ASNT Area Search No Trace ASU Admin Support Unit ATPO Anti-Terrorism & Public Order Department ATS Automated Traffic Signal AV Anti Virus AVLS Automated Vehicle Location System AWOL Absent Without Leave B BAS Business Advice Service BASE Baseline Assessment Self – Evaluation (HMIC’s framework) BCU Basic Command Unit BID Brought in Dead BIU Borough Intelligence Unit BM Business Managers BO Bound Over BOP Breach of the Peace BPA Black Police Association BRC Black Record Conversion BST British Summer Time BTA Bailed to Appear BTP British Transport Police BVPI Best Value Performance Indicator BVPP Best Value Performance Plan BVR Best Value Review C CAA Civil Aviation Authority CAA* Comprehensive Area Assessment CAD Computer Aided Despatch CAT Crime Action Team CBM Community Beat Manager CBO Community Beat Office/Officer CBRN Chemical, Biological, Radioactive & Nuclear CC Chief Constable CCB Central Casualty Bureau CCB* Central; Confiscation Branch (of CPS) CCB** Cordon Control box CCC Central Criminal Court CCCJS Co-ordination of Computerisation in the Criminal Justice System CCP Chief Crown Prosecutor CCTV Closed Circuit Television CDA Crime & Disorder Act CDRP Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (in England only. Called Community Safety Partnerships in Wales) CDU Central Detective Unit CESG Communications-Electronics Security Group CEST Central European Summer Time CHIS Covert Human Information Source CI Chief Inspector CICB Criminal Injuries Compensation Board CID Criminal Investigation Department CIPFA Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy CIPFA P&T Chartered Institute of Public Finance Policy and Technical Division CIRA Continuity Irish Republican Army CIS Crime Information System CJ Criminal Justice CJA Criminal Justice Act CJS Criminal Justice System CJU Criminal Justice Unit CLG (department for) Communities and Local Government CLI Call Line Identification CLP City of London Police CLSC City of London Special Constable CMDR Commander CMS Casefile Management System COBRA Cabinet Office Briefing Room A COG Chief Officers Group COLMC City of London Magistrates Court COLP City of London Police COMAH Control of Major Accident Hazards COMM Commander COMMISS Commissioner CON Constable CoP Chief of Police COR/O Coroners Office COSHH Control of Substances Hazardous to Health CP City Police CP1 Headquarters CP2 B Dept CP3 CID HQ CP4 Snow Hill Police Station CP5 Wood Street Police Station CP6 Bishopsgate Police Station CPA Child Protection Agency CPA* Crime Pattern Analysis CPA** Christian Police Association CPG Criminal Policy Group CPIA Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act CPO Chief Police Officer CPO* Crime Prevention Officer CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation CPS Crown Prosecution Service CPT Child Protection Team CPU Child Protection Unit CRB Criminal Records Bureau CRE Commission for Racial Equality CRISP Cross Regional Information Sharing Project CRO Crime Reduction Office CRO* Criminal Records Office CRR Community Race Relations CS Incapacitating Spray CSB Community Safety Branch CSD Corporate Support Department CSI Crime Scene Investigation CSP Community Safety Partnership CSR Confidential Source Register CSR 07 Comprehensive Spending Review 2007 CSU Crime Support Unit CT Counter Terrorism CTST Counter Terrorist Search Team CUG Custody User Group C&YP Children and Young Persons Act D DAC Deputy Assistant Commissioner DACC Deputy Assistant Chief Constable DAF Daily Activity File DAO District Audit Office DAT Drug Awareness Team DC Detective Constable DCC Deputy Chief Constable DCCCU Dedicated Cheque and Credit Card Unit DCI Detective Chief Inspector DCLG Department for Communities and Local Government (now renamed CLG) DCPCU Dedicated Cheque and Plastic Crime Unit D/C/SUPT Detective Chief Superintendent DCT Directly Connected Terminal D&D Drunk and Disorderly DDA Disability Discrimination Act DEN Disabled Employees Network DETR The Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions DfES Department for Education and Skills DI Detective Inspector D&I Drunk and Incapable DIC Drunk in Charge DIU Divisional Intelligence Unit (formally LIO) DMLO Deputy Media Liaison Officer DMS Duties Management System DMU Dog and Mounted Unit DNA Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid DOA Dead on Arrival DOB Date of Birth DP Detained Person DPA Data Protection Act DPO Data Protection Officer DPP Director of Public Prosecutions DRC Disability Rights Commission DRT Data Recovery Team DS Detective Sergeant D/SUPT Detective Superintendent DSIO Deputy Senior Investigating Officer DSS Department of Social Security DTA Dates to Avoid (for trial witnesses) DTA Drug Trafficking Act DTETP Disqualified Until Extended Test Passed (Test twice as long as DTTP) DTTP* Disqualified Until Test Passed DTLR Department of Transport, local Government and the Regions DTO Divisional Training Officer DTOA Drug Trafficking Offences Act DVLA Driver and Licensing Authority (Swansea) DVLC Driver and Licensing Centre DVLNI Driver and Licensing Northern Ireland (Coleraine) DVRS Driver Vehicle Rectification Scheme DWL Deferred Weekly Leave E EA Code Ethnic Appearance Code EC European Community ECD Economic Crime Department ECHR European Convention of Human Rights ECU Economic Crime Unit ECU* European Currency Unit now called EURO EEA European Economic Area (EU plus Norway, Iceland and Lichtenstein) EEC European Economic Community EFQM European Foundation for Quality Management E-Grade Extended Grade Response EHO Environmental Health Officer ELO Explosives Liaison Officer EMER 999 Emergency Calls EMSOU East Midlands Special Operations Unit EO Equal Opportunities EOC Equal Opportunity Commission EOD Explosives Ordinance Disposal E/T Early Turn ETA Estimated Time of Arrival ETD Estimated time of Departure EU European Union EXPO SO13 Explosives Officer F FACT Federation Against Copyright Theft FAN Finance Advisory Network (run by CIPFA) FANY First Aid Nursing Yeomanry FBO Football Banning Order FBOA A Football Banning Order Authority FCC Force Communications Centre FCCIB Force Call and Crime Input Bureau FCP Forward Control Point FCR Forward Control Room FDPO Force Data Protection Officer FIB Force Intelligence Bureau FIM Force Incident Manager FIS Force Intelligence System FISO Force Information Security Officer FIT Forward Intelligence Team FIU Financial Investigation Unit FLINTS Forensics Led Intelligence System FLO Family Liaison Officer FLP Frontline Policing (measure) FME Force Medical Examiner FMT Force Management Team FMIT Force Major Incident Unit FO Force Order FOI Freedom of Information FP Found Property FPN Fixed Penalty Notice FSM Firearms Scene Manager FSS Forensic Science Service FSSL Forensic Science Service Laboratory FSU Family Support Unit F/T Full Time FTA Fail to Appear FTC Force Training Centre FTS Fail to Stop G GBH Grievous Bodily Harm GCHQ Government Communications Headquarters GIS Geographical Information System GL3 Going Local 3 (HMIC framework) GMT Greenwich Mean Time GO (regional) Government Office GPA Gay Police Association GPMS Government Protective Marking Scheme GSB Gold Silver Bronze Command Structure GTA Government Technical Advice H H2H House to House HA Highways Agency H/A Home Address HDC Hendon Data Centre HGV Heavy Goods Vehicle HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus HMCPSI Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate HMI Her Majesty’s Inspectors HMIC Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary HMP Her Majesty’s Prison HMRC Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs HMSO Her Majesty’s Stationary Office HMT Her Majesty’s Treasure HN Hostage Negotiator HO or Ho Prefix used before department e.g. HOPS or HoPS = Head of Personnel Services HO* Home Office HOLMES Home Office Large Major Enquiry System HOPD Home Office Prison Department HPDS High Potential Development Scheme HQ Headquarters HR Human Resources HR Act Human Rights Act HRDMS Human Resources and Duty Management System H&S Health and Safety HVP High Visibility Patrol High Vis High Visibility Jacket I i2 Information to Technology IAG Independent Advisory Group IC Information Commissioner